Samantha's Bio

Samantha Daniels is one of the foremost Dating and Relationship Experts and Professional Matchmakers in the country. She is a former divorce attorney who founded her well-known matchmaking service, Samantha's Table 20 years ago. She has offices in New York and Los Angeles and works with high-profile people and celebrities.  She has been responsible for thousands of people finding love and getting married.

Samantha is known for her uncanny ability to understand who goes well with whom, as well as for her “tough love” and “get real” style of advice. She assists people with their dating and interpersonal techniques so they can find and maintain serious, long-lasting relationships.

 She is also the founder of The Dating Lounge, the exclusive, invitation-only dating app that helps upscale, successful people find real relationships. She used her expertise from her years in the dating industry to tailor The Dating Lounge for her high-end clients by mimicking real life and focusing on how people are initially attracted to each other. She spent thousands of hours crafting her app after reviewing and critiquing all the other apps on the market so she could put forth a better and different type of app. She includes dealbreakers and connection preferences that individuals often access while dating in the real world.  

Currently, Samantha is the host of two very successful Zoom webinars- Date Debate and Get Real… Get Married.  The webinar, Date Debate is a free co-ed webinar where singles come together and debate dating with Samantha moderating and giving the final word(s). Get Real… Get Married is a 3-week intensive master class for very successful executives and entrepreneurs who are serious about getting into the best dating shape of their lives. In this 3 week class, Samantha provides a heavy dose of tough love to help the participants "get real" about what they are doing wrong when it comes to dating, to help them become accountable for the part they personally play in their own personal lives and to help them strike the proper balance between their work lives and personal lives, so they can actually get married.

 Additionally, Samantha has been on many television shows like Good Morning America, Today, Access Hollywood, Extra, CNBC, and CNN to discuss dating, romance, relationships, tough love, dating apps, entrepreneurialism, what it’s like to be a working mom, what it’s like to be a female entrepreneur, being a woman in tech, divorce, how to turn a hobby into a business, and how to turn your story into a network TV show. She has also been in numerous publications like NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune, People, USA Today, and Entrepreneur. 

 She has also been on endless radio shows and podcasts including the Adam Carolla Show, Habits and Hustle with Jennifer Cohen, and Just Jenny with Jennifer Hutt.

Daniels speaks often on a variety of dating and relationship topics as well as on pop culture/lifestyle trends. She has spoken at Young President’s Organization (YPO) events, United Jewish Appeal (UJA) events, Women Entrepreneur events, and Girls Night Out events across the country.

She is a regular writer and contributor to Business Insider, Huffington Post, Forbes, Thought Catalog, Medium, and a host of other publications.

She was a creator/producer on the NBC/Darren Star TV show, Miss Match starring Alicia Silverstone; the show was based on Samantha’s life story.

 She is the author of the book, Matchbook: The Diary of a Modern-Day Matchmaker (Simon & Schuster), Matchbook provides a fun, fast voyeuristic look into dating with lessons throughout that is part Sex and the City, part Bridget Jones Diary. 

She is a micro-influencer in the dating, relationship, romance, and lifestyle space. She has a strong and dedicated following on social media.

Samantha has done many collaborations with a variety of consumer products and brands. She has acted as a national spokesperson and brand ambassador for brands like Petco, Crest, Oral B, Febreze, and Kolikof Foods. Further, she has participated in interesting and creative collaborations with Saks Fifth Avenue, Alice & Olivia, Burberry, Balmain, and Bliss Spa.